PURCHASING
PURCHASING COOPERATIVES
Purchasing cooperatives help reduce costs for individual members by using their larger buying power to negotiate lower prices. Hopewell Valley has participated in purchasing cooperatives since the 1990s. The district is an active member in 9 such ventures, saving money on expenses from electricity and gasoline to janitorial supplies and copy paper. Below is a listing of the co-ops the district has joined and the goods and services they currently offer.
Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission
Educational Services Commission of Morris County
County of Mercer Cooperative Pricing System
Hopewell Township Cooperative Pricing System
Educational Services Commission of New Jersey
Mercer County Special Services School District Cooperative Pricing System
National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (IPA) Cooperative Purchasing Contracting
Keystone Purchasing Network Cooperative Purchasing Program
U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance
Somerset County Cooperative Pricing System
Sourcewell
NJEdge Cooperative Pricing System